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Universal Robots’
UR series of tabletop cobots can help smaller manufacturers automate and stay competitive.
While there’s concern that robots will displace human
workers in droves, Crowther and other collaborative robot experts say it doesn’t accurately describe what’s happening. In reality, collaborative robots like YuMi can take on dull, re- petitive tasks – packaging, assembling, palletizing—allowing people to take on tasks that require higher cognitive skills. And the need for those kinds of workers is, indeed, growing.
New programming, new opportunities Collaborative robots are also extending automation to
tasks previously thought of as off the table for discussion because of the high level of flexibility required. Crowther highlights flexibility as a major benefit of YuMi. “Humans are amazing in how they can adapt to
change,” he said. “You can ‘reprogram’ a human extremely fast. Robots generally don’t have that same flexibility and, to be honest, it would still be very hard if you’re changing a product every few minutes, or every few seconds.” YuMi’s flexibility makes it ideal for small electronic
assembly. Capable of repeating actions within 0.02 mm accuracy and moving at a maximum speed of 1500 mm/sec, YuMi can handle a 500 g payload and operate alongside a human worker without the need for caging. As part of its “inherently safe design,” the arms feature a lightweight magnesium skeleton covered with a float- ing plastic casing wrapped in soft padding, minimizing impact should a collision occur. Pinch points have been eliminated or minimized, and because the robot weighs only 38 kg and takes up roughly the same space as a
human, it can fit right in to a human work station with minimal adjustments.
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Courtesy of Universal Robots
Spring 2016
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